On November 4th voters will go to the polls in both DuPage and Will Counties and cast their vote in a primary election. Illinois and 22 other states will voice their choice in elections ranging in positions from presidential to state senate to county board.

Continuing with NCTV17’s effort to inform and educate the community through their programming, Naperville Community Television, Channel 17 is again bringing live election coverage to its viewers. 

Before the election, NCTV Channel 17 is bringing you face to face with the candidates in some of the local elections affecting you. 

Meet the candidates running for the United States 13th Congressional District, Illinois House of Representative 96th and 48th Districts, DuPage County Forest Preserve District 5, the DuPage County Board District 5 and the Will County Board District 4 one-on-one before the election. 

Viewers can count on NCTV17 on the night of the 4th, to bring all the returns and up to the minute updates on all the elections affecting Naperville.   

Executive Director Elizabeth Braham Spencer will deliver returns and updates from all the races-national to local.  She will be joined by experts in the studio to discuss the national, state, regional and local elections affecting you.

In addition, our teams will be out election night with the candidates running for the Illinois House of Representative 96th and 48th Districts and the DuPage County Board District 5 at their respective headquarters gathering the reactions and emotions from their sites.

This is the fourth election Naperville Community Television Channel 17 is presenting as part of its commitment to the residents of Naperville.

Illinois House of Representatives 48th District Candidates

Illinois House of Representatives 96th District Candidates

DuPage County Board 5th District Candidates

Michael G. Bowler (R)
Age: 37
Residence: Aurora
Family: Wife, Mary
Education: Hinsdale Central High School; marketing, Western Illinois University and North Central College
Employer: McClure and Associates, commercial insurance broker
Political experience: Candidate for College of DuPage trustee; worked on campaign for state Rep. Jim Meyer
Community involvement: West Suburban Irish; Naperville Area Humane Society

Darlene Senger (R)
Age: 52
Residence: Naperville
Family: Husband, Terry; children, Eric, 19, and Michelle, 15
Education: Morton Senior High School (Hammond, Ind.); bachelor of science in finance, Purdue University, 1978; MBA in finance, DePaul University, 1982
Employer: GCG Financial, financial adviser
Political experience: Naperville City Council, 2002 to present
Community involvement: Naperville Plan Commission; Naperville Area Homeowners Confederation, president; Naperville Sunrise Rotary Board; Indian Prairie Parents Council, co-chair; DuPage Children’s Museum Board; Naperville Financial Advisory Board; Naperville Community Television Board; Naperville Township Republicans, committeeman

Dianne A. McGuire (D)
Age: 61
Residence: Naperville
Family: Husband, Fred Greenwood; two daughters, Lisa Brennan and Molly Dickman
Education: O’Gorman High School (Sioux Falls, S.D.); English, South Dakota State University, 1969; masters in reading, Northern Illinois University, 1981; certificate of professional achievement in mediation training, DePaul University, 2006
Employer: Co-owner of The Guilty Party Catering Ltd.; substitute teacher for school district 203; teacher for district 203 from 1979 to 2006
Political experience: Has held elected positions on the Naperville Unit Education Association, the Illinois Education Association and the National Education Association; Naperville Unit Political Action Committee for Education 203, chairwoman; People United for Responsible Education, treasurer
Community involvement: Villas of the Fields Homeowner’s Board of Managers; City of Naperville Fair Housing Commission; Education and Taxation Committee for the Galena Territory Association; Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce Community Leadership Program; League of Women Voters Education Committee; District 203 committees, including the Business Education Partnership Committee and Strategic Planning Committee